Telescopic Pivot Support Structure for Adjustable Height and Angle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support structures for devices like cameras, fans, and lamps lack versatility and adjustability, making it difficult to accommodate various support heights and angles, which limits their application and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A telescopic pivotable support structure that includes a connecting pipe assembly with pivotable parts, allowing for adjustable height and angle settings, enabling the device to be used in different positions and scenarios while being compact for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the support structure is made telescopic to adjust height, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure employs nested telescopic tubes where inner tubes slide within outer tubes, allowing height adjustment while maintaining a compact form factor. This nesting approach enables multiple height positions without proportionally increasing the overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure incorporates pivotable connections that allow dynamic adjustment of angles and positions. These pivotable joints enable the structure to adapt to different configurations while using standardized mechanical components, balancing adaptability with manageable complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the support structure is made telescopic for compact storage, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability may worsen due to additional moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic tubes are pre-equipped with positioning mechanisms and locking features that engage automatically at predetermined positions. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the structure is extended or retracted, it reliably locks into stable positions, maintaining structural integrity despite the presence of moving parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is divided into multiple telescopic segments, each with its own positioning and locking mechanism. This segmentation allows each segment to be independently controlled and secured, reducing the reliability risk associated with a single complex moving assembly while enabling compact storage.
Data Source
AI summary
A telescopic pivotable support structure includes a telescopic connecting pipe assembly, wherein the telescopic connecting pipe assembly comprises a first pipe, a second pipe and a first pivotable connection assembly, wherein the first pivotable connection assembly comprises a first pivot part and a second pivot part, the first pivot part comprises a first pivot portion and a first connection portion connected with the first pivot portion, the first connection portion is accommodated in one end of the first pipe to be connected with the first pipe; the second pivot part comprises a second pivot portion and a second connection portion, the second connection portion is configured to be connected with the second pipe, the second pivot portion is configured to be pivotably connected with the first pivot portion.